Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stock Sold by Vest Financial LLC

Key Points

• Vest Financial LLC reduced its Church & Dwight position by 3.2% in the third quarter, selling 16,450 shares and retaining 504,507 shares valued at approximately $47.5 million. Institutional investors collectively own 86.6% of the company.
• Church & Dwight insiders sold 53,250 shares worth about $5.46 million over the past 90 days, while insiders own roughly 2% of the stock.
• CHD shares opened at $105.04, near their 12-month high, and analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating with an average price target of $104.07. The company recently reported quarterly revenue of $1.53 billion, though earnings per share of $0.89 slightly missed estimates.

Vest Financial LLC lessened its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 3.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 504,507 shares of the company's stock after selling 16,450 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC owned about 0.21% of Church & Dwight worth $47,535,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Walter Public Investments Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth about $5,721,000. National Pension Service grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 67.6% in the second quarter. National Pension Service now owns 30,911 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,995,000 after purchasing an additional 12,463 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,129,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth approximately $2,382,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth approximately $6,541,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total value of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 35,674 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,663,363.06. This represents a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Arthur Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,129 shares of the company's stock, valued at $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $105.04 on Thursday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.78, a P/E/G ratio of 3.78 and a beta of 0.49. The company's fifty day moving average price is $98.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.31.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.94 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is 39.55%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CHD. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $104.07.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and markets household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio is anchored by the ARM & HAMMER brand, which is used across products such as baking soda, laundry detergent, cat litter, household cleaners, oral care products and personal care items.

The company also markets a broad range of branded products, including OxiClean laundry and cleaning products, Trojan sexual wellness products, Waterpik oral health devices, First Response pregnancy and fertility tests, Nair hair-removal products, Orajel oral pain relief, TheraBreath oral care products, and vitamins and supplements sold under the Vitafusion and L'il Critters brands.

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